@AndyPlantLady

Associate Professor in plant ecology, ecophysiology, thermal tolerance, desert ecosystems. I live and work on Aboriginal lands.

 Sydney, Australia
profiles.uts.edu.au/andrea.leigh
Joined November 2012
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Please repost. Call for abstracts for the much anticipated International Society for Behavioral Ecology Congress in Melbourne, Australia, is now open. Hop to it people and see you in Oz in 2024!
ISBE2024@ISBE202422 Oct 2023
Listen up folks and please spread the word. Call for abstracts for #ISBE2024 is now open!! See you all in Melbourne! @BehavEcol isbe2024.com/call-for-abstra…
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Congratulations to @Antarcticmoss, recognised today in the #KingsBirthdayHonours for her significant service to science, particularly in the study of Antarctic environmental change.👏 @UOW 🔗arcsaef.com/story/distinguis…
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Extended deadline - now a few more days to get your submission in for our symposium on Detecting and attributing change in Australian vegetation!
Ecological Society of Australia@EcolSocAus2 Apr 2023
ICYMI... The call for abstracts for #ESAus23 has been EXTENDED. With the earlier-than-usual timeframe affecting some submissions, we have extended the closing date until this Friday, 7 April.⁠ ⁠ esa2023.org.au/call-for-abst…
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Interested in a fully funded PhD @EcoEvo_ANU at Australia's best university for biologists? Next deadlines April 15 & August 31. Info here 👇 @AnaMMSequeira @megabugface @DanielWANoble @SashaMikheyev @DamienFarine @LucyMAplin biology.anu.edu.au/research/… Flying foxes by the lake
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This tiny mushroom (possibly Mycena subcyanocephala) 📸 chofungi
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Catch our story about the Kimberley Myrtle Rust seed collection trip on Gardening Australia abc.net.au/gardening/how-to/… – at Perth, Western Australia

Ruinous Rust - Gardening Australia

Josh learns about an ambitious conservation effort to preserve species threatened by a devastating plant pathogen.

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Plant ecology PhD project + scholarship in the Australian alpine @DeakinCIE in Melbourne. Could focus on plant thermal tolerance, water stress, seed and snow ecology. More info bit.ly/3RV1ECu Start mid 2023. @austmountresfac @EcolSocAus @nzecology @RBG_Victoria
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Just out in @NewPhyt: Plant water use theory should incorporate hypotheses about extreme environments, population ecology, and community ecology, w/ #BenBlonder @AparecidoLuiza @HultineLab @DanicaLombardo2 @BradPosch @martijn_slot @KlausWinter nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/…

Plant water use theory should incorporate hypotheses about extreme environments, population...

Plant water use theory has largely been developed within a plant-performance paradigm that conceptualizes water use in terms of value for carbon gain and that sits within a neoclassical economic...

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Zero regrets putting "emotional state" on the data sheets this field season
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A survey of Australian sandalwood in WA has revealed that populations are dominated by plants undergoing senescence, reinforcing claims that the species is on a trajectory towards becoming extinct in the wild. #AustralEcology @WileyEcolEvol @EcolSocAus bit.ly/3VaWV0l
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This summer, we monitored vegetation in alpine herbfields. Following in the footsteps of Maisie Fawcett, this is the 75th year since the start of her study, making it Australia’s 2nd longest running ecological investigation. Tentative title of our paper: “The Plot Thickens”!
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Aussie desert plants rock. Here’s a new discovery in Garrarnawun country in Judbarra national park, Northern Territory abc.net.au/news/2023-01-08/b… via @ABCaustralia

Scientists stumble on strange bush tomato while hiking in national park

A spontaneous detour led the group to the new species of plant, which has dozens of unique spines resembling a ladder.

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The theme of #ESASCBO2022 was 'Reconnecting' This 👇demonstrates just how important connections are 👏
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Adrienne Nicotra ‘What is plant thermal tolerance and does it matter in a warming world?’ ‘Temperature is cool (🤣) dynamic and it matters!’ Hypothesised extreme environment plants would have broader thermal tolerance but ALL had wide thermal tolerance. #ESASCBO2022
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Grey Power! 👵🏽👨‍🦳 thanks @frenchkris007 for this term to describe the huge volunteer contribution made by retirees to conservation. Friends groups are so important and, YES, we should be funding these people much more 💲💲#esascbo2022
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Why don't we share data and code? Perceived barriers and benefits to public archiving practices. Gomez et al 2022 doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2022.11… #sharecode #researchsoftware #RSE #ECR #phdlife @sortecoevo #ESASCBO2022 @EcolSocAus @RSocPublishing @ResearchSoft @SoftwareSaved
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How does fire affect forest carbon stocks when trees can resprout post-fire? This paper led by @lukewarm1981 presents a novel approach that accounts for partial mortality of branches and stems. Standard approaches currently underestimate dead C pools. doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.202…
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Wonderful being asked to talk about our @Tas_Land supported @austmountresfac research at RSB @EcoEvo_ANU
Charlie Morgan@charliewmorgan20 Oct 2022
Fantastic lecture and surprises emerging from soil carbon flux in grassland ecosystems today by Mark @hovendenlab from @UTAS_
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If any scientist needs a role model might i suggest @b_medlyn . She is an awesome scientist with a great passion for her work and a wonderful person
Prof. Belinda Medlyn@b_medlyn28 Sep 2022
I was deeply honoured last night to receive the Ralph Slatyer medal @BiologyANU @scienceANU biology.anu.edu.au/about/ral…
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